''Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos'' is the third studio álbum between the duo of

Willie Colón William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist and also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City. Colón ...

and

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

released on September 20, 1981 by

Fania Records Fania Records is a New York–based record label founded by Dominican-born composer and bandleader Johnny Pacheco and his Brooklyn-born Italian-American ex-New York City Police Officer turned lawyer Jerry Masucci in 1964. The label took its nam ...

. This being the second most successful album of the duo and the one that comes closest to being a post-boogalo album with the sounds of hard salsa characteristic of the Harlow Orchestra.

Background

''Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos'' is the penultimate of four collaborative duo albums produced by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón for Fania. The songs were mainly composed by Blades ranging in theme from the political to the comical/playful. "Tiburón" has since become widely considered one of the highlights of Rubén Blades' songwriting career.

Reception

Although Grammy-nominated, ''Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos'' received little air play in the United States at the time of its release due to the political slant of the song "

Tiburón Tiburon (Spanish ''Tiburón'', "shark") may refer to: Places ;United States * Tiburon, California * Tiburón Golf Club Naples, Florida * Tiburon Peninsula (California), a peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California ;Mexico * Tiburón Isl ...

" (literally, "Shark") referring to U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The main opposition to the composition came from the Cuban communities in the U.S. In 1991

reflected, "that type of composition caused us a lot of trouble, so much so that at one point when we were doing "Pedro Navaja" and "Tiburón" with Blades, we had to perform in bulletproof vests." However, reception was much warmer in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, where "Tiburón", "Te Están Buscando" and "Ligia Elena" were major radio hits.

Track listing

Personnel

Concept and Artistic Direction: * Rubén Blades & Willie Colon Arrangements: * Hector Garrido * Javier Vazquez * Luis Cruz * Marty Sheller * Rubén Blades * Willie Colon Participating Musicians: * Johnny Andrews * Ruben Blades * Sam Burtis * Milton Cardona * Willie Colon * Salvador Cuevas * Jimmy Delgado * Andy González * Reynaldo Jorge * Lewis Kahn * Jose Rodríguez * Joe Santiago * Joe Torres Engineers: * Willie Colon *

Jon Fausty Jon Fausty (born February 20, 1949 ) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning sound and recording engineer best known for his work on some of the most successful Latin albums ever recorded. Fausty's career has spanned over six decades. He has desig ...

Assistants: * Kevin Zambrana * Henry Monzon Original Cover Design: * Izzy Sanabria Designer: * Jorge Vargas Photographer: * Lee Marshall Hair Stylist for Willie Colon: * James Perez Produced By: * Willie Colon & Ruben Blades for WAC Productions, Inc.

References

{{Authority control 1981 albums Fania Records albums Willie Colón albums Rubén Blades albums Salsa albums